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Dr. Sanjeev Sharma: The Forest Officer Turning Wildlife Rescue Into a Larger Conservation Mission

17 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

IFS officer Dr. Sanjeev Sharma leads wildlife rescues, anti-poaching operations, turtle rehabilitation and community conservation efforts across Himachal...

Features

The Changing Face of Indian Bureaucracy: Harnessing Women-Led Leadership in District Administration

17 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Women administrators are reshaping Indian bureaucracy through grassroots innovation, people-centric governance...

Features

Children Need a Digital Safety Standard, Not Just a Screen-Time Rule

17 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

In this insightful opinion piece, Dr Abdul Khabir argues that protecting children online cannot rest...

Beyond Headlines

PCS Sweety Upadhyay on Women, Mobility, Motivation and Finding Purpose in Civil Services

16 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

UPPCS Rank 55 Sweety Upadhyay shares her civil services journey, preparation strategy, views on women’s...

Change Makers

When Technology Meets the Forest: How IFS Nitish Kumar Is Reimagining Conservation in Odisha

16 August 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From AI-powered fire alerts and GIS-based planning to elephant tracking and citizen-centric apps, the...

Must Read

Census 2027: Centre Notifies 40 Questions, Caste, Aadhaar, Bank Accounts and COVID-19 Vaccination Included

14 August 2026

Who Is Aunjaneya Kumar Singh? UP IAS Officer Gets No Extension After 7 Deputation Extensions, Moradabad DM Takes Charge

15 August 2026

Odisha DGP Appointment: Who Is Vinaytosh Mishra? 1993-Batch IPS Officer Appointed Acting DGP After Khurania’s Retirement

14 August 2026

Videos

Harmeet Singh IPS: The Historian Who Became Assam’s Top Cop, From Insurgency to Cybercrime

12 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

‘My Path Has Not Been Straight’: Shakeel Ahmad Ganie’s Journey to the IRS

11 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

The Man Who Policed Kosovo, Guarded Ladakh and Now Leads Uttarakhand Police | DGP Deepam Seth

8 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Bureaucracy News

Who Is IPS Ashutosh Mishra? Mother Found Dead in UP Home, Jewellery Missing; Post-Mortem Report Inconclusive

17 August 2026

DIPAM Faces 43% Vacancy Crisis; Finance Panel Seeks Task Force to Fill 38 Posts

17 August 2026

Kerala Govt Issues Fresh Postings for 8 IAS Officers of 2023-24 Batches; Sub Collector Roles Assigned

17 August 2026

Who Is Kanwal Preet Brar? Punjab IAS Officer Summoned by ED in Suntec City Probe

17 August 2026

ED Seeks FIR Against Nitin Gohal Over Alleged Govt Interference; Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav Seeks BoI Inputs

17 August 2026

UP Govt Transfers 18 IAS Officers; Aditya Srivastava Gets Shahjahanpur Posting

17 August 2026

PSU News

BSE and PHDCCI Sign MoU to Help MSMEs Access Equity Funding and SME Listing Opportunities

17 August 2026

ECL Launches Three-Month Preventive Vigilance Awareness Campaign 2026 on ‘Probity for Prosperity’

17 August 2026

Andrew Yule Appoints Singhai Sanjay Jain as Independent Director for Three-Year Term

17 August 2026

Chhattisgarh Governor Ramen Deka Flags Off 6 REC-Supported Mobile Medical Units Worth ₹7.21 Crore

17 August 2026

POWERGRID Wins PMIS Award for ‘Innovation in Exit Pathways’ for 6,265 Internship Opportunities

17 August 2026

DIPAM Faces 43% Vacancy Crisis; Finance Panel Seeks Task Force to Fill 38 Posts

17 August 2026

WCL Wins ‘Best PSU Partner’ Award Under PM Internship Scheme, Offers 150 Technical Internships

17 August 2026

NMDC Targets 60 MT Iron Ore Production in FY27, Eyes 100 MT by 2030 After Record Output

17 August 2026

Defence News

Rajnath Singh Meets Defence Estates Officer Trainees, Stresses ‘Seva Bhav’ and People-Centric Governance

17 August 2026

India Ballistic Missile Defence Programme

Can AD-1, AD-2 And Project Kusha Protect India From Future Missile Threats? Here's What We Know

17 August 2026

India's HAWK AESA Radar Project Hits Key Milestone, Data Patterns Seeks DRDO Expertise

17 August 2026

Why HAL Is Delaying the CATS Hunter Cruise Missile Despite Its Strategic Importance

17 August 2026

Judiciary News

Why Does Justice KM Joseph Want the Centre to Act Faster on Collegium Recommendations?

17 August 2026

Big Win For Women Lawyers: Allahabad HC Orders 30% Women Quota In Oudh Bar Association, Announces Leadership Rotation Plan

17 August 2026

What Is The Lawyers Protection Act And Why Is Kerala’s Legal Community Pushing For It?

17 August 2026

Who Is Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar? A Muzaffarnagar Judge Who Sentenced 22 Convicts To Death Within Months

17 August 2026

CSR News

Chhattisgarh Governor Ramen Deka Flags Off 6 REC-Supported Mobile Medical Units Worth ₹7.21 Crore

17 August 2026

NLC India Bags Gold at CSR TIMES Awards 2026 for Over 150 Rural Infrastructure Projects

12 August 2026

HPCL, Assam Rifles and Antogattva Foundation Sign MoU to Launch Project Bright Horizon in Northeast

10 August 2026

CMPDI Partners with Frontline Global Services to Train 60 Jharkhand Youth Under CSR Initiative

6 August 2026

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The Changing Face of Indian Bureaucracy: Harnessing Women-Led Leadership in District Administration

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Children Need a Digital Safety Standard, Not Just a Screen-Time Rule

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Beyond Bureaucracy

How Gujarat Built India's Most Powerful Industrial Machine

2 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

How a biennial global summit - Vibrant Gujarat - that changed the rules of investment forever.

How AI, Blockchain and Quantum-Ready Tech Are Transforming India's PDS

28 July 2026

Sharad Gupta

For seven decades, India’s Public Distribution System (PDS) was synonymous with leakage, ghost...

Politics Without Politicians? How Retired IRS Officer Sanjay Gahlot Wants to Reimagine Democracy

24 July 2026

Pallavi Priya

Drawing from decades in the Army and the Indian Revenue Service, retired IRS officer Sanjay Gahlot explains...

UPSC Stories

A Failed Prelims, A Fractured Leg & One More Shot: How Prachi Jain Made AIR 714

13 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Prachi Jain secured AIR 714 in UPSC CSE 2025 after setbacks, injury and two interviews, and now prepares...

From 10 SSB Setbacks to UPSC CAPF AIR 191: Abhay Pratap Singh’s Journey in Uniform

12 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

After 10 SSB setbacks, postal department job and two CAPF attempts, Abhay Pratap Singh cleared UPSC CAPF...

From Engineering Desks to the Uniform: The Inspiring Journeys of UPSC CAPF 2025’s Top 5 Toppers

11 August 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Sheershoo Deb, Aryan Sheoran, Akanksha Vishwakarma, Rohan and Harsh Shankarlal Solanki prove that there...

Social Media

Odisha IPS Officer Calls for Accountability, Says Indians’ Conduct Abroad Could Affect Visa Policies

1 June 2026

‘Visa Rules Getting Tougher’: IPS Officer Arun Bothra Warns Against Indians’ ‘Uncouth’ Behaviour Abr...

IIT Roorkee Alumnus and IFS Officer Himanshu Tyagi Explains Why Tigers Sleep 16–20 Hours a Day

9 May 2026

“Tigers Understand Calorie Math Better Than Humans,” Says 2020-Batch IFoS Officer Himanshu Tyagi

“We Will Pay a Heavy Price”: IFS Officer Warns as Bengaluru Faces Unusual Heat

28 April 2026

Bengaluru Heatwave Sparks Concern as IFS Officer Flags Deforestation and Urbanisation Impact

Book Reviews

A Rainy Mumbai, a Gentle Giant and Two Best Friends: The World of Rain Holiday

15 August 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

A tender, imaginative tale of friendship, emotions and childhood, where a gentle giant named Mighty becomes...

The Hindi Heartland: Ghazala Wahab’s Provocative Study of Caste, Religion and India’s Changing Politics

8 August 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Ghazala Wahab’s The Hindi Heartland explores caste, religion, politics, history and polarization across...

A Novel That Questions Identity, Technology and the Meaning of Being Human

1 August 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Amrita Mahale’s Real Life masterfully weaves together parallel universes, wildlife, AI and human relationships...